Current (https://current.org/series/documentaries-on-pbs)
When Henry Hampton called, “I was unemployed and living in New Orleans with no money for another film, no prospects at all. Everything changed after that.”
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | ITVS, Firelight Media, the Sundance Institute and Appalshop Inc. received $5.5 million for filmmaking initiatives and other projects.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | The podcast follows months of criticism directed at PBS and public media about the system’s DEI initiatives and lack of transparency.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | Members of Beyond Inclusion say they will keep advocating for issues they raised in a March letter to PBS CEO Paula Kerger.
Skye Witley, Former Editorial Intern | A documentary debuting March 24 follows millennials and their boomer parents as they navigate an “aging boot camp.”
The director of The Armor of Light challenges women media-makers to rebel against the glorification of violence in film and television.
Henry Schneider, Contributing Editor | The filmmakers’ strategy for engaging an audience was in the works for more than a year.
Henry Schneider, Contributing Editor | The study’s authors argued that films such as God Loves Uganda are central to public TV’s mission.
Luis Gomez | An arts festival will promote a documentary about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, among other films.
Though Nelson didn’t particularly take to that title.